Global Patent Index - EP 1014563 A1

EP 1014563 A1 20000628 - Amplifier arrangement with voltage gain and reduced power consumption

Title (en)

Amplifier arrangement with voltage gain and reduced power consumption

Title (de)

Verstärkungsanordnung mit Spannungsverstärkung und reduziertem Leistungsverbrauch

Title (fr)

Dispositif amplificateur à amplification de tension et consommation de puissance réduite

Publication

EP 1014563 A1 20000628 (EN)

Application

EP 98403167 A 19981214

Priority

EP 98403167 A 19981214

Abstract (en)

An amplifier arrangement includes a first amplifier powered by a pair of lower voltage power supplies, a second amplifier powered by a pair of higher voltage power supplies and a drive control device. This amplifier arrangement has both current and voltage gain larger than one. The drive control device includes a regulating device adapted to switch off the first amplifier based on the output signal of the amplifier arrangement, and at least one current link and at least one voltage controlled current source. The transition between the operation of the first and second amplifiers is thereby controlled by the values of the currents of these at least one current links and the at least one voltage controlled current sources. <IMAGE>

IPC 1-7

H03F 1/02; H03F 3/21

IPC 8 full level

H03F 1/02 (2006.01); H03F 1/32 (2006.01); H03F 3/00 (2006.01); H03F 3/10 (2006.01); H03F 3/21 (2006.01); H03F 3/30 (2006.01); H03F 3/68 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP KR US)

H03F 1/0277 (2013.01 - EP US); H03F 3/00 (2013.01 - KR); H03F 3/10 (2013.01 - KR); H03F 3/211 (2013.01 - EP US); H03F 2200/516 (2013.01 - EP US)

Citation (search report)

Designated contracting state (EPC)

DE ES FR GB IT

DOCDB simple family (publication)

EP 1014563 A1 20000628; EP 1014563 B1 20060301; AU 6452199 A 20000615; CA 2286924 A1 20000614; DE 69833635 D1 20060427; DE 69833635 T2 20070118; IL 132438 A0 20010319; JP 2000183673 A 20000630; KR 20000052459 A 20000825; SG 74169 A1 20000718; TW 469692 B 20011221; US 6323729 B1 20011127

DOCDB simple family (application)

EP 98403167 A 19981214; AU 6452199 A 19991214; CA 2286924 A 19991019; DE 69833635 T 19981214; IL 13243899 A 19991018; JP 33918999 A 19991130; KR 19990057029 A 19991213; SG 1999005196 A 19991019; TW 88118239 A 19991021; US 44876399 A 19991124